Archives for January 17, 2018

‘To end the drought is special. That was one of our goals heading into the year. Once we got in the dance, it’s obviously disappointing we didn’t make anything of it in a game that was very winnable (against the Jaguars). That hurts, but looking back and reflecting, ending the drought feels great. I’m just so glad I won’t have to answer ‘so what’s different this year? How are we going to end the drought this year?’ Now, it’s [about how] we have a foundation to build on. Let’s keep improving and let’s go try and win a Super Bowl.’

‘Aw, man. It was fun. I’ve learned to embrace it. I love it here. Hopefully I’m here for the long-term because coming from a rich college town where they take football seriously and coming here, I don’t see any difference. The people here and the fans that we have here are probably the best in the NFL. I haven’t seen [any] spirit like this since I’ve been in college so it’s definitely a plus to land in a spot like here, like Buffalo, where the people are behind you no matter what so it’s a good feeling.’

‘There were problems across the board on offense, but no unit was worse than the Bills’ wide receivers. Not including stats from other teams, Deonte Thompson and Zay Jones led Buffalo with 27 receptions apiece in 2017. The struggles at wide receiver didn’t go unnoticed nationally. Matt Harmon of NFL.com recently named the Bills’ wide receivers as one of the most underperforming units in the NFL this season.’

‘Throughout the 2017 season, Jones did not mention the shoulder injury. On Oct. 30, the day after Buffalo’s 34-14 win over the Oakland Raiders, Jones was listed on the team’s injury report with a shoulder injury, however, he was listed as a full participant in practice.’

‘Webb played on the one-year veteran minimum in 2017. He has value to the Bills as a multi-positional player as both a quarterback and wide receiver, as well as a special teams contributor. He played quarterback in the snowstorm game against the Indianapolis Colts after Nathan Peterman left the game with a concussion. He most likely won’t have many offers on the open market, other than on another vet minimum deal, which means the Bills could very well bring him back and should be able to if they want.’

‘“I just thought he was a really, really good coach. And not just a good tight end coach, but a good coach overall,” said Chandler on the John Murphy Show. “I think he’s a guy who’s coached just about every position on offense now. He has a really good grasp of line play. He’s coached quarterbacks. Obviously, he’s coached tight ends and he’s done a lot of stuff with receivers too. He has a really good grasp of offensive football and technique. I’d expect to see him put his players in a position to succeed.”’